Visit GeoBuzz for €10 only On November 24 & 25, GeoBuzz takes place in ’s-Hertogenbosch. The event is a great opportunity to meet potential employers. There is a special student program which you can attend. Students can visit the full
SPINlab researchers speak at OECD meeting in Paris
A small SPINlab delegation visited the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in Paris last week to present a land-use data inventory to delegation members from across the globe. The report for this meeting was prepared by Vasco Diogo,
SPINlab lecturers train Election Officials from Bhutan
For two weeks, a team of 15 officials from the Dzongkhang Election Offices and the Election Commission of Bhutan are at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, where they receive training on Mapping, GIS operations and fundamentals of Election Management Tools. The
UNIGIS Amsterdam student Vincent van Altena tied in 1st place UNIGIS International Accademic Excellence thesis award 2015
UNIGIS Amsterdam student Vincent van Altena, working at the Dutch Kadaster, has won this year’s UNIGIS International Academic Excellence Award, together with Rachel Antcliffe frorm UNIGIS UK. We congratulate Vincent on winning this very competitive award competition! Vincent’s thesis entitled
Minecraftprofessor richt Nederland in met Minecraft
HERWIJNEN – Heel Nederland nabouwen in de virtuele werkelijkheid, dat start vandaag in het GeoFort in Herwijnen. Het landelijke Minecraftproject is het initiatief van het GeoFort. Met behulp van echte gegevens van het Kadaster en Rijkswaterstaat kan iedereen vanaf vanmiddag
Prof. dr Henk Scholten receives Honorary Doctorate
On July, 22, Professor dr Henk Scholten (Dept. of Spatial Economics) received the title of honorary Doctor of Science from the Manchester Metropolitan University for his extensive contributions to GIS (Geographical Information Systems). Read more…
Minecraft planning op Zeeburgereiland
Zeeburgereiland (Amsterdam) is volop in ontwikkeling. De eerste bewoners zijn reeds gearriveerd. De eerste tijdelijke initiatieven krijgen langzaam maar zeker vorm. De bewoners van Nautilus denken na over een buurtpark, een drietal bewoners hebben zich verenigd en bouwen aan een
UNIGIS Amsterdam Network Day | Location & Smart Mobility
Friday June 12th at Automotive Campus Helmond the UNIGIS Network Day attracted interested students and professionals to talk about the role of geodata in the possibilities that Smart Mobility has to offer nowadays and in future. Keynote speakers presented their
Open Seminar Series Geoscience & Remote Sensing
Introducing a SuperGPS network You are kindly invited to the Open Seminar Series lecture: ‘Accurate positioning, timing and relativistic geodesy through optical clocks and telecommunication networks, by Jeroen Koelemij. Read more…
You can now register for another interesting UNIGIS Amsterdam Expert Webinar on Linked Data & Location Intelligence
How to create innovative applications with Linked Data and Location Intelligence? Our three experts on Linked Data & Geo will illustrate their visions and experience. Erwin Folmer kicks of this webinar with an overview of the concept of Linked Data